RE: [Texascavers] Natural Earthquakes vrs Mine Collapse

2007-08-12 Thread mark gee
Salt Lake City Tribune article: http://www.sltrib.com/ci_6564581 I continue to hope for the best, but fear the worst. Louise - From: dirt...@comcast.net To: Texascavers@texascavers.com (Cave Texas) Subject: [Texascavers] Natural Earthquakes vr

Re: [Texascavers] Natural Earthquakes vrs Mine Collapse

2007-08-10 Thread Don Cooper
e > City Tribune article: > > http://www.sltrib.com/ci_6564581 > > I continue to hope for the best, but fear the worst. > > Louise > > -- > From: *dirt...@comcast.net* > To: *Texascavers@texascavers.com (Cave Texas)* > Subject: *[Texasc

RE: [Texascavers] Natural Earthquakes vrs Mine Collapse

2007-08-10 Thread Louise Power
And the type of mining they were doing was particularly dangerous. When they mine a vein of coal, they follow the vein leaving pillars of coal to hold up the ceiling. When the vein has played out they try to get out the last of the coal by collapsing the pillars as they retreat and sending the coal

[Texascavers] Natural Earthquakes vrs Mine Collapse

2007-08-10 Thread DirtDoc
Natural Earthquakes vrs Mine Collapse The discussion in the press involves a lot more than basic physics. Egos, liability, and more are behind the comments reported in the press. >From the physics standpoint, point-explosions (whether quarry blasts, nuclear >tests, or most mine collapse) produc